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2.8
125 Reviews (125)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
15
Conditions
2.2
Value
2.7
Layout
2.4
Friendliness
3.4
Pace
3.2
Amenities
2.9
43.6%
Recommend this course
81 out of 125 reviews
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1.0
4 Reviews (4)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
1.0
Value
1.0
Layout
1.0
Pace
2.0
Amenities
2.0
StaffFriendliness
2.0
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2.4
7 Reviews (7)
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4 Stars
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4
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.2
Layout
1.5
Pace
2.7
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
2.8
28.6%
Recommend this course
2 out of 7 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6723 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.2
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River Downs Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Hills (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
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2.8
125 Reviews (125)
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Challenging layout. Potential with work.

Solid challenging course with elevation changes and target golf. You use all your clubs and have to think and not be too aggressive. The greens are nice but very slow!!’ Need cut shorter. The sand traps are horrible with no sand and lousy maintenance around them. Tee boxes were long and some were all hacked up. They need a greens keeper to revive this course. If money was put into the course it would be a gem.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very challenging

Yes the fairways, carts and carts paths could use a little love. Greens were perfect and the track is very challenging and really fun to play. Loved it so much I went around 2x. I’ll be back. Easy to look past a couple of things for very low price golf. They could help themselves a lot by providing sand for the divots.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Second time playing here, and I’m looking forward to the next.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

River Downs

Cart paths need alot of work and with quick changes in elevation can be very dangerous indeed. Tee boxes are mostly chewed up.

However

Greens are in good condition.

Most fairways are decent.

Tee Boxes and cart paths need immediate help.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course needs superintendent

The course could be a very nice place to play. This is my second time as I thought the course may have grown in some but I was wrong. It needs a lot of work to the tee boxes and fairways. The greens could have been mowed as they were thick and the balls not rolling. This course could really use a good superintendent that knows golf course and could make this a great course

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Dangerous Cart Paths!

Pros: remodeled clubhouse, challenging course layout with large elevation changes, relatively low cost.

Cons: Worst cart paths I have ever experienced. In need of serious repair or someone is going to get hurt on the steep hills. Fairways very patchy on some holes and several greens have weird sand patches on them. No cart attendant and ranger was unnecessarily rude at one point.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 34
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The carts paths are terrible muddy road with steep hill/down hill. I was very scared to driving…. Need signs for caution, drive carefully,etc.. then customers will appreciate it.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Long way to go

Horrible fairways. Awful cart paths. No water stations. Spotty greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course. Poor conditions

Used to play this course a lot when I lived nearby. Beautiful course. Scenic. Very challenging. Course needs a lot of work. Fairways are horrible. Greens may be ok at some point. Recently aerated. Staff is very friendly. They need to improve conditions before I recommend it for play.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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